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A Different Reading

You know the face. You remember the scene. Now find where every movie fits.

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Hard · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

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  • Notorious
  • The Philadelphia Story
  • To Catch a Thief
  • Persepolis
  • Diabolique
  • Primal Fear

The six parts

  • With Ingrid Bergman
  • With Cary Grant
  • Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Animation
  • A lawyer defends an altar boy accused of murder
  • Released in the 1950s

Inside this movie puzzle

Play A Different Reading: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.

Part of Stop the Presses, a 10-puzzle pack. Hard is an estimated difficulty, based on this lineup and its clues. Every movie must fit a different category; one tempting match can leave another film without a place.

This cast includes Notorious, The Philadelphia Story, To Catch a Thief, Persepolis, Diabolique, Primal Fear. Its movie data spans Romance, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy. Read all six clues before committing to the first match. You can move movies and undo placements without spending a check.

Hard · Estimated difficulty. Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.

  • Notorious
  • The Philadelphia Story
  • To Catch a Thief
  • Persepolis
  • Diabolique
  • Primal Fear

The categories

  • With Ingrid Bergman
  • With Cary Grant
  • Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Animation
  • A lawyer defends an altar boy accused of murder
  • Released in the 1950s

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How the cast came together

Spoilers: the full lineup. Open after you play.

This library puzzle has an optional answer discussion. 3 of the six categories fit more than one film. The lineup below is the only way to give all six movies a part. Facts come from the puzzle’s verified movie data.

  1. With Ingrid Bergman — Ingrid Bergman is in the cast of Notorious (1946). Source
  2. With Cary Grant — Cary Grant is in the cast of The Philadelphia Story (1940). Also fits: Notorious and To Catch a Thief. Source
  3. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock — To Catch a Thief (1955) was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Also fits: Notorious. Source
  4. Animation — Persepolis (2007) is listed under Animation. Source
  5. A lawyer defends an altar boy accused of murder — A defense lawyer represents an altar boy charged with murdering a prominent clergyman. Source
  6. Released in the 1950s — Diabolique was released in 1955, in the 1950s. Also fits: To Catch a Thief. Source

How to play.

Step 1 of 4

First, try two clicks.

Click or tap Toy Story, then Animated. You can also choose the category first.

Animated

Try it: choose Toy Story or Animated first.

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A Different Reading

Puzzle No. 953

Play A Different Reading: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.

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